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The meeting was held as fuel queues continued to increase at the few filling stations selling the product across the country. He said he has directed relevant regulators to step up "surveillance and bring an end to hoarding and price inflation by marketers". (more...)

Speaking on the occasion, the premier said the navy is fully prepared to safeguard maritime interests of the country, including Gwadar Port and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Upon his arrival, PM Abbasi was received by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi. He said Pakistan believed in peace and coexistence and that the people of this region deserved a better and prosperous life but this dream could only come true by dispensing with hegemonic ambitions and following a ... (more...)

Friedberg Investment Management who had been investing in Mastercard Incorporated for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $159.70 billion market cap company. Heritage Investors Management Corporation holds 2% in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) or 219,777 shares. Boston Partners reported 0% in Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA). (more...)

Acting DHS Press Secretary Tyler Houlton released a statement calling the incident a "terror attack", according to CNN . Those feelings lingered into the evening as a suspect was shot and killed yet police remained unable to approach him, according to NBC affiliate WGAL . (more...)

The company has market cap of $764.34 million. The stock increased 1.12% or $3.8 during the last trading session, reaching $341.95. About 35,922 shares traded. On Monday, August 8 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with "Outperform". The stock of Next Fifteen Communications Group plc (LON:NFC) has "Buy" rating given on Friday, March 11 by Investec. (more...)

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is handling the death investigations, deputies said. It appears everyone on board was killed, Wilder said. The Bartow Airbase is just off USA 17 near Spirit Lake Road. It is located just off of United States 17 near Spirit Lake Road. The NTSB and FAA now are tasked to investigate the cause of the crash. Details about what caused the crash have not been released. (more...)

The representatives of 21 countries were absent from the vote, which was the 10th time in United Nations history that the General Assembly was convened for an emergency voting. Clinton, who was the first female presidential nominee of a major USA party in 2016, in October said she is "not going to run again" after losing to Trump. (more...)

Joan Walsh , the former Salon .com editor and contributor at MSNBC for the past 12 years - and the past six under contract - will not have her deal renewed. In a statement addressing Walsh's exit, MSNBC referred to the analyst as a "key voice" in political media. Within 24 hours, however, the contributor shared she was picked up by CNN . (more...)

Environment Canada is predicting what it calls a " perfect Christmas " for the GTA, at least weather-wise - with upwards of 10 cm of snow is expected to accumulate by Christmas day. Sunday and lasting until 6 a.m. Christmas Day. Exact snowfall amounts across every city are uncertain right now, but people are encouraged to plan ahead for unpredictable weather. (more...)

The zoo was closed on Saturday and it said families with tickets for the zoo's Christmas event will be offered refunds. TV footage from the scene showed the Adventure Cafe and shop to be badly damaged. Vets were called in to monitor the surviving animals and zookeepers were encouraged that there were no other signs of injury. "We are all naturally devastated by this, but are immensely grateful to the fire brigade, who reacted quickly to the situation to bring the fire under control". (more...)

A secondary prize of $219,189 was sold in Windsor and a $100,000 winning Encore ticket was sold in the Woodstock area. As of earlier today, about 31,339 raffle tickets were still available for purchase, according to the lottery's webpage. (more...)

Mrs. Preneet Kaur said that Punjab government was organizing a series of programs across Punjab to celebrate the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh and a state-level function will also be organized at Sri Anandpur Sahib on December 24. (more...)

Rita Mondal of the Left Front backed Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was on the second spot while BJP candidate Antara Bhattacharyya finished third. The BJP, which had received only 5,610 votes in the Assembly election, also increased its vote share, securing almost 18% of the total votes polls. (more...)

China has unveiled the world's largest amphibious aircraft, which is nearly certain to play a key role in the disputed South China Sea . The AG600 features a single hull, cantilever monoplane layout equipped with retractable, tricycle-type landing gear and is powered by four domestically manufactured WJ-6 turboprop engines. (more...)

A cross border terror attack on an under-construction security post in Pakistans restive northwestern region bordering Afghanistan today killed three security personnel and left five terrorist dead. The military's media wing said Pakistan was paying the price for the "lack of capacity" of Afghan forces and ungoverned spaces on the Afghan side of the border. (more...)

In a separate emergency decree, the country's defence procurement agency was ordered to answer to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan instead of the defence ministry, in a move widely viewed as a further expansion of his powers. There have also been arrests of those accused of links to outlawed Kurdish militants, including the co-leader of the main pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples' Democratic Party, Selahattin Demirtas. (more...)

A number of players cited a "playoff" atmosphere in Thursday's win as the Devils earned some payback, running their point streak to five games since a 5-2 loss to the Rangers on December 9. Palmieri's deflected power-play shot from the right circle at 9:20, seven seconds after he drew a slashing call on Jonathan Toews in the neutral zone, made it 2-0. (more...)

Danish police said the man was rushing home when he made the grave error. Christiana is a free-wheeling, semi-autonomous district of the Danish capital which was founded by hippies in the 1970s and has a long history of openly trading drugs. (more...)